XrmUniqueQuark(3X11) XLIB FUNCTIONS XrmUniqueQuark(3X11)
NAME
XrmUniqueQuark, XrmStringToQuark, XrmPermStringToQuark,
XrmQuarkToString, XrmStringToQuarkList, XrmStringToBin-
dingQuarkList - manipulate resource quarks
SYNTAX
XrmQuark XrmUniqueQuark(void);
#define XrmStringToName(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)
#define XrmStringToClass(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)
#define XrmStringToRepresentation(string)
XrmStringToQuark(string)
int XrmQuark XrmStringToQuark(char *string);
XrmQuark XrmPermStringToQuark(char *string);
#define XrmStringToName(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)
#define XrmStringToClass(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)
#define XrmStringToRepresentation(string)
XrmStringToQuark(string)
XrmQuark XrmStringToQuark(char *string);
XrmQuark XrmPermStringToQuark(char *string);
#define XrmNameToString(name) XrmQuarkToString(name)
#define XrmClassToString(class) XrmQuarkToString(class)
#define XrmRepresentationToString(type)
XrmQuarkToString(type)
char *XrmQuarkToString(XrmQuark quark);
#define XrmStringToNameList(str, name)
XrmStringToQuarkList((str), (name))
#define XrmStringToClassList(str,class)
XrmStringToQuarkList((str), (class))
void XrmStringToQuarkList(char *string, XrmQuarkList
quarks_return);
XrmStringToBindingQuarkList(char *string, XrmBindingList
bindings_return, XrmQuarkList quarks_return);
ARGUMENTS
bindings_return
Returns the binding list.
quark Specifies the quark for which the equivalent
string is desired.
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quarks_return
Returns the list of quarks.
string Specifies the string for which a quark or quark
list is to be allocated.
DESCRIPTION
The XrmUniqueQuark function allocates a quark that is
guaranteed not to represent any string that is known to the
resource manager.
These functions can be used to convert from string to quark
representation. If the string is not in the Host Portable
Character Encoding, the conversion is implementation-
dependent. The string argument to XrmStringToQuark need not
be permanently allocated storage. XrmPermStringToQuark is
just like XrmStringToQuark, except that Xlib is permitted to
assume the string argument is permanently allocated, and,
hence, that it can be used as the value to be returned by
XrmQuarkToString.
For any given quark, if XrmStringToQuark returns a non-NULL
value, all future calls will return the same value (identi-
cal address).
These functions can be used to convert from quark represen-
tation to string. The string pointed to by the return value
must not be modified or freed. The returned string is byte-
for-byte equal to the original string passed to one of the
string-to-quark routines. If no string exists for that
quark, XrmQuarkToString returns NULL. For any given quark,
if XrmQuarkToString returns a non-NULL value, all future
calls will return the same value (identical address).
These functions can be used to convert from string to quark
representation. If the string is not in the Host Portable
Character Encoding, the conversion is implementation-
dependent. The string argument to XrmStringToQuark need not
be permanently allocated storage. XrmPermStringToQuark is
just like XrmStringToQuark, except that Xlib is permitted to
assume the string argument is permanently allocated, and,
hence, that it can be used as the value to be returned by
XrmQuarkToString.
For any given quark, if XrmStringToQuark returns a non-NULL
value, all future calls will return the same value (identi-
cal address).
The XrmStringToQuarkList function converts the null-
terminated string (generally a fully qualified name) to a
list of quarks. The caller must allocate sufficient space
for the quarks list before calling XrmStringToQuarkList.
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Note that the string must be in the valid ResourceName for-
mat (see section 15.1). If the string is not in the Host
Portable Character Encoding, the conversion is
implementation-dependent.
A binding list is a list of type XrmBindingList and indi-
cates if components of name or class lists are bound tightly
or loosely (that is, if wildcarding of intermediate com-
ponents is specified).
typedef enum {XrmBindTightly, XrmBindLoosely} XrmBinding, *XrmBindingList;
XrmBindTightly indicates that a period separates the com-
ponents, and XrmBindLoosely indicates that an asterisk
separates the components.
The XrmStringToBindingQuarkList function converts the speci-
fied string to a binding list and a quark list. The caller
must allocate sufficient space for the quarks list and the
binding list before calling XrmStringToBindingQuarkList. If
the string is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding
the conversion is implementation-dependent. Component names
in the list are separated by a period or an asterisk charac-
ter. If the string does not start with period or asterisk, a
period is assumed. For example, ``*a.b*c'' becomes:
quarks a b c
bindings loose tightloose
SEE ALSO
XrmGetResource(3X11), XrmInitialize(3X11),
XrmMergeDatabases(3X11), XrmPutResource(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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